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I usually just refer to it as "going to the game" or "going to the hockey game." Not sure there's a more affectionate or casual name for it than that. I suppose you might hear a game refereed to as a tilt, e.g., "Big tilt tonight against the Penguins." "Tilt" is also sometimes used to refer to a fight between players during a game, e.g., "Simmonds got the better of Haley in that tilt." There a number of terms that refer to fights.

I usually just refer to it as "going to the game" or "going to the hockey game." Not sure there's a more affectionate or casual name for it than that. I suppose you might hear a game refereed to as a tilt, e.g., "Big tilt tonight against the Penguins." "Tilt" is also sometimes used to refer to a fight between players during a game, e.g., "Simmonds got the better of Haley in that tilt." There a number of terms that refer to fights.

I would be interested to hear what others think.

I wonder if it's a regional thing. Same as you, I just say "going to the game," but I wonder if some may say "going to the rink." But I don't think I've heard anything equivalent to the different terms folks use for football (not American Football) or rugby.

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I wonder if it's a regional thing. Same as you, I just say "going to the game," but I wonder if some may say "going to the rink." But I don't think I've heard anything equivalent to the different terms folks use for football (not American Football) or rugby.

I do sometimes say "link" but more like "I'll meet you at the rink" or "What time are you going to the rink?"